GOV. ABBOTT TO DISCUSS COVID-19 RESPONSE IN TEXAS AT NEWS CONFERENCE THURSDAY

  

Governor Greg Abbott is scheduled to provide an update this (Thursday) afternoon on COVID-19 in Texas.

Abbott will hold a news conference at noon at the State Capitol in Austin, where he will discuss Texas’ continued response to COVID-19.

Abbott will be joined by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt, Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, Texas Health and Human Services Commission Executive Commissioner Cecile Young, and University of Texas System Executive Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs John Zerwas.

Data from Texas Health and Human Services shows the state’s positivity rate has trended downward over the past month.

The governor’s update today will be available through various online outlets.